2019 college choices

[Gbnation]

3 minutes ago, TheCommander said:

I hope Tennessee offers him! Good player it would be well deserved, heard nothing but good of the kid the past four years.

Thank you! He would like to go there for sure. We want the Lord to lead us in the decision that we make. 

[ElGoat]

4 minutes ago, Gbnation said:

It will be in February before he signs. He has an official visit with UT in January but regardless it will be February before he signs anywhere. He has 6 offers and several others that’s been talking to him so we are waiting to see what all options he has and then go from there. 

Sounds good and thanks for the response. 
Can you imagine how big of a legend your kid will be assuming UT offers and he plays an important part of bringing UT back at national prominence? Doesn’t get much better than the hometown kid standing out for the hometown university on a big stage.  

[tradertwo]

3 minutes ago, sum1uno said:

One I kept up with that I really enjoyed watching play. His team never made it to Cookeville but he was a heck of a player. 

 

Former University of North Alabama All-American quarterback Jacob Tucker, a native of Linden, Tenn.,  returned to the UNA football program as a graduate assistant coach in 2018 and will work with the team's running backs again in 2019.

In 2018 he helped lead the Lions to a successful 7-3 finish in the program's first season of Division I FCS competition.

A four-year letterman and five-year member of the UNA football program, Tucker led UNA to an 11-2 record in 2016 that included a Gulf South Conference Championship and a berth in the NCAA Division II National Championship Game.

He returned to UNA after playing one season at quarterback where he led the Potsdam Royals to a German Football League championship in 2017.

In 2016, Tucker was named the GSC Offensive Player of the Year as well as Super Region 2 Offensive Player of the Year by Don Hansen and the D2CCA. He finished third in the Harlon Hill Trophy voting for the Division II National Football Player of the Year and was tabbed All-American by D2Football.com and Don Hansen. The two-time GSC Player of the Week set the school record for most touchdowns responsible for in a season (37) and ranked second in the league in total offense (289.8).

As a senior, Tucker led UNA with 928 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns and completed 199 of 342 passes for 2,840 yards and 21 touchdowns. He finished his career as just UNA's fourth quarterback to rush for more than 1,000 yards in a career with 1,907 total rushing yards from 2013-16. He threw for 3,634 career yards and 28 touchdowns and accounted for 5,541 total yards. His 33 career rushing touchdowns ranks sixth best in school history and his 61 career touchdowns responsible for is tied for fifth.

While at UNA he was a member of four straight Gulf South Conference Championship teams and four straight NCAA Playoff teams.

Named a permanent team captain and the recipient of UNA's Phil Logan Senior Leadership Award, Tucker was the recipient of the 2017 Gulf South Conference Commissioner's Trophy as the top male student-athlete in the league and was named state Small College Athlete of the Year by the Alabama Sports Writers Association.

Tucker completed his Biology major with a 3.39 GPA and posted back-to-back Academic All-GSC honors. He was twice named the UNA Athletic Director Scholar Athlete, earned the UNA Male Student-Athlete of the Year and took home the UNA Lion King as the top all-around student-athlete at the university.

Tucker served as the President of the UNA SAAC and was Vice-Chair of the GSC SAAC. Tucker served as the athletic department representative at the UNA Culture Fest and UNA "The Big Deal Pep Rally." Locally, he participated in the reading programs at the Kilby School and Harlan Elementary School, the Florence Middle School Mentoring Program and the Lauderdale County Anti-Bullying Program.

A graduate of Perry County High School, Tucker played quarterback, linebacker, kicked and punted for the Vikings as they made three straight state playoff appearances. Selected Tennessee's Mr. Football in 2011 after being a finalist the year before, Tucker earned all-state honors as a linebacker in 2009, an athlete in 2010 and as a quarterback in 2011.

My endorsement doesn't carry any weight at all, LOL... but he's still the best QB that I've ever watched play, and I have been lucky enough to see some great ones in Stanfield, both Rice kids, Aiken from TCA, and Dresser Winn. He's a great, humble kid too.

[Gbnation]

1 minute ago, sum1uno said:

Best of luck. Hope he chooses a place where he fits in to their offense. He was a great player. Wishing a speedy recovery with the ankle

Thank you! We will weigh out the options once it’s all over with lol. 

[Gbnation]

1 minute ago, TigerGoat said:

Sounds good and thanks for the response. 
Can you imagine how big of a legend your kid will be assuming UT offers and he plays an important part of bringing UT back at national prominence? Doesn’t get much better than the hometown kid standing out for the hometown university on a big stage.  

I know there would be one happy kid if that worked out that way. I probably should have said two young men happy lol. His older brother is a die hard UT fan.  I wish Swafford the best as he goes on to the next level. He’s a very good ball player. 

[horse]

If he bulks up and puts some weight on he might play TE but don’t think he could play WR

Edited December 8, 2019 by horse

[Gbnation]

1 minute ago, horse said:

If he bulks up and puts some weight on he might play TE but don’t think he could play WR

Why is that?

[ElGoat]

5 minutes ago, Gbnation said:

I know there would be one happy kid if that worked out that way. I probably should have said two young men happy lol. His older brother is a die hard UT fan.  I wish Swafford the best as he goes on to the next level. He’s a very good ball player. 

I’ll be sure to relay that message to him. 

[sum1uno]

4 minutes ago, tradertwo said:

My endorsement doesn't carry any weight at all, LOL... but he's still the best QB that I've ever watched play, and I have been lucky enough to see some great ones in Stanfield, both Rice kids, Aiken from TCA, and Dresser Winn. He's a great, humble kid too.

I had the pleasure of watching him making our team look like they had sandbags tied to their feet many times. 

[ElGoat]

1 minute ago, horse said:

If he bulks up and puts some weight on he might play TE but don’t think he could play WR

Are you blind?

[Gbnation]

Just now, TigerGoat said:

I’ll be sure to relay that message to him. 

+1

[Mustang1969]

26 minutes ago, horse said:

He better stick with baseball. Sec football  ain’t high school football 

Whatever makes the young man happy. He’s a great athlete!